Reply 20 of 22, by AvalonH
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Joseph_Joestar wrote on 2020-05-18, 05:26:I honestly have no idea what the Audigy2 ZS uses for FM synth, but it does an ok job most of the time. […]
SodaSuccubus wrote on 2020-05-18, 02:58:Is this emulation or does the Audigy actually have some kind of CQM inside it? Joestar's linked post actually sounded kinda decent for CQM.
I honestly have no idea what the Audigy2 ZS uses for FM synth, but it does an ok job most of the time.
However, if you have an ISA sound card as well, you can use that for SB16 + FM synth and just have the Audigy2 ZS do General MIDI using sound fonts. This is doubly useful as the Audigy's SB16 emulation isn't 100% compatible with some older games.
But if you're looking for something with digital output and genuine OPL3, try to track down one of the Yamaha YMF 7x4 cards with SPDIF. Their DOS compatibility is pretty good if your motherboard supports either DDMA or SB-Link.
Is the "Creative SB16 Emulation” under win98 dos boxes(when using the VxD drivers) any better than the sbeinit driver used in real dos when selecting OPL FM music in games. I assume win98 vxd driver use some .sys driver for emulation instead of sbeinit in win98 dos boxes.
I was thinking of comparing the Audigy2 FM/OPL music emulation options, to find which produces the best quality for Dos games using OPL music:
1. Sbeinit pure dos emulation
2. Win98 vxd driver 'sb16 emulation' as shown in device mananger
3. Win98 WDM driver - I think this uses some form of 'Sb pro' emulation.